Title: アニメージョン制作進行くろみちゃん (Animation Runner Kuromi-chan)
Story & Director: 大地丙太郎 (Akitarou Daichi)
Volume: 1/1
Catalog #: POBE-1004
Release Date: 9/25/02
Rating: 4/4
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A short OVA (~40 minutes) but a very funny one at that. I knew about this title a while ago, but never acted until I found out that the second one was going to be released. Of course, I can't watch the second part without knowing the first, so I got this DVD along with the second OVA.

The DVD comes with the stadard inserts and also two postcards. The bonus material is a quick slideshow like movie about the making of the show. As a bonus, the DVD is a region 0 title with English subs.

I didn't know what to expect when I popped in this disc. The only thing I knew about it was that it was a comedy based on the anime making process. But after watching, I think it's become one of my favorites. The show is about 大黒みき子 (Mikiko Ooguro), nicknamed Kuromi, who starts work at an animation company and only has one week to gather all the drawings for her particular project which is already way behind. The only complain I have about it is that on my setup, the background music was a little strong in that I couldn't hear what the characters were saying very clearly (I had to re-calibrate my speakers just to make sure). But besides that, everything was perfect. The character design was great, the amount of humor was just right, and given the short episode, the story covered enough of the personal history to understand the characters. The music, done by the same person who did Ai yori Aoshi, among many others, stands out in that if I ever hear that tune again, I will automatically know it's Kuromi.

Title is highly recommended, and given that it's a region 0 disc and also has english subs, there's really no reason not to buy it.

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